Friday Roundup: Evidence of Misconduct
10.07.11
A San Jose Mercury-News op-ed calls on attorneys and judges to
report misconduct
cases to the California Bar Association.
Attorneys for a New York City man who may have been wrongfully convicted of murder based on eyewitness misidentification are
fighting to overturn the ruling with the city’s District Attorney
.
A California appeal court
reopened a lawsuit against the city of San Jose
over a fabricated crime lab report. A Chicago-area man who spent 12 years in prison for a murder he did not commit
will be compensated $1.25 million
by the city as a result of police misconduct under former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge’s leadership.
New York exoneree Jeffrey Deskovic
led the third Annual National Freedom March for the Wrongfully Convicted
around the City County Building in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on Monday.
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